Seria: Brunei Youth Basketball Championship U21 Tournament (BYBC)

Hardwork key to Easyway victory  

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, September 18, 2009

EASYWAY have been favourites to win the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship (BYBC) Under-21 tournament and they did just that last Sunday when they conquered an all-Seria team, Goldunited Hardware, 65-61, to lift the championship trophy before a huge crowd at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria.

With a formidable lineup bannered by 2009 national players Choo Yung Jian and Soon Kian Leong and 2008 national team member Elwin Chong, Easyway lived up to their billing.

But despite the solid lineup, the team had to fight hard to win every game. Their only defeat was against basement dwellers, Spade, 76-75 on September 8.

"My players are determined to win. As tournament favourites, we cannot be complacent. We have to work hard every game and do our best to win," said Lowey Dee Palma, Easyway head coach.

"This tournament is a good venue for young players to develop their skills. I saw a lot of good players in this tournament. Who knows, we may find some future national players among the participants here," added Palma. Read More…

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Jamri lifts Easyway to title  

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, September 14, 2009

AN outstanding performance by Jamri Ramlee in the second half helped favourites Easyway to a comeback victory defeating Goldunited Hardware 65-61 in the final at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria last night to be crowned champions of the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship Under-21 tournament.

"I just had to perform. The whole team had faith in me especially my coach," said Jamri of his superb display in last night's final.

Choo Yung Jian topscored for Easyway with 25 points and Jamri poured in 15 points.
On the other hand, Ho Boon Siang had 17 points, including five three-pointers, and Yeo Chun Kiat contributed 13 points for Goldunited Hardware to a losing cause. Read More…

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It's an Easyway-Gold final  

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, September 13, 2009

CHOO YUNG JIAN stepped it up a notch in the final period to send favourites Easyway into the final of the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship Under-21 tournament.

Easyway beat Maya Silk Emporium 92-80 in their semi-final match at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria last night to set up a final date with Gold United Hardware at the same venue today.

"Most of my teammates had to let go on defence due to foul trouble so we needed to play fast," said Choo, the Easyway captain and shooting guard.

Choo poured in a game high 29 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and Elwin Chong scored 15 points for Easyway. Read More...

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Easyway cruise to semi-finals  

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, September 12, 2009

EASYWAY moved one step closer to reaching the final of the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship (BYBC) Under-21 tournament when they cruised to a 76-56 victory over Marilyn at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria last night to finish first after the group stages.

It was a game to be forgotten by Marilyn, who let Easyway score at will to take the lead from start to finish.

"I think we played better tonight (Friday night) compared to our previous games as we have a full line-up today," said Choo Yung Jian, the shooting guard of Easyway, in a telephone interview after the match last night.

"But the key to our victory is our teamwork, which I think has improved after putting in more games together," added the national cager.

Prior to the tournament, Easyway never trained as a team as they found it difficult to get their players together for training. Read More...

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‘Gold’ outshine Maya Silk 

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, September 11, 2009

GOLDUNITED HARDWARE left it till late to down Maya Silk Emporium 68-63 last night and move closer to the semi-finals of the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship Under-21 tournament at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria.

Yeo Chun Kiat led Goldunited Hardware with 16 points while Foo Gwen Tong topscored for Maya Silk Emporium pouring in 27 points to a losing cause.

Both teams started strongly but Maya Silk Emporium stuck it out to lead 16-10 going into the second quarter.

Foo was penetrating the Goldunited Hardware defence to score at will. Wong Ha Shiong and Ong Su Ming also played well for Maya Silk Emporium helping their team extend their lead to 33-24 at halftime.

The second half saw a change in formation for Goldunited Hardware in defence as they switched from a 2-3 formation to 3-2. Read More…

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Spade make things tough for Easyway 


Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

SPADE notched up their first win in the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship Under-21 basketball tournament defeating Easyway 76-75 at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria last night.

Victory was much sweeter for Spade as Easyway were in control for much of the game and led 40-27 at halftime.

According to point guard of Spade, Choo Yung Kang, his teammate, Dominic Tang, caught fire in the third quarter that helped them notch up the victory. "He was on fire as he shot about six three-pointers in a row that helped us grab the lead," said Choo. "Our performance was not that good, especially in the first quarter but it was our will to push as a team in the second half that helped us," added Choo.

However, the win doesn't guarantee Spade a passage into the semi-finals. "We have already lost two of our games but this is not the end yet as we still have some more games to play. Hopefully we can win and make it," added Choo. Read More...

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Easyway extend perfect run  

Jason Thomas

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Monday, September 7, 2009

EASYWAY notched their third straight win of their Brunei Youth Basketball Championship (BYBC) Under-21 tournament last night after edging past HK Goldsmith 59-58.

Easyway's point guard said that last night's game at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria was not easy since the team only had seven players.

"We managed to start strong and hold them off," said Kevin Chong Yip Xiang in a telephone interview.

"It was a tight game but we were able to convert it to a win," he added.

Coincidentally, all three of their wins were slim two-point margins, with their second game on Saturday night seeing them record a 55-53 result against Goldunited Hardware and their first game on Thursday night a 61-59 win over Maya Silk Emporium. Read More...

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Wong's late throw buries Spade 

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Saturday, September 5, 2009

WONG HA SHIONG scored the game-winning free throw for Maya Silk Emporium to land his team a 63-62 win over Spade in the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship (BYBC) Under-21 tournament at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria last night.

"I was on my way for a fastbreak but the opponents caused a technical foul on me. I managed to only sink one of the technical free throws. Keeping possession with nine seconds left on the clock, we just held on to the ball to score the victory," said Wong when contacted yesterday.

Maya Silk Emporium, who lost their opening game to Easyway on Thursday by just one point at 63-62, were down 31-34 at halftime.

The victory tasted even sweeter as they only had six players for the game.

"It was very difficult for us as some of our players had to compete in the tournament in Tutong (the GHK Trophy) tonight (Friday)," added Wong. Read More...

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Easyway win the hard way 

Jason Thomas

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, September 4, 2009

POINT-GUARD Elwin Chong scored the game-winning basket for Easyway to earn them a 61-59 victory against Maya Silk Emporium on the first day of the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship (BYBC) Under-21 tournament last night.

Held at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria, the win for Easyway was even sweeter since they were trailing 33-31 at the end of the first half.

According to national cager Choo Yong Jian, who is also playing for Easyway, the team are made up of players from the Belait and Bandar districts which made it hard for them to train together.

"This was the first time we had played together actually," said Choo.

"We just wanted to win badly and that's why we got the result.

"Our coach changed tactics in the final few minutes to concentrate more on offence and it paid off when Elwin scored the winning basket," added the shooting guard. Read More…

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Under-21 basketball tourney begins tonight

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, September 3, 2009

THE Brunei Youth Basketball Championship (BYBC) Under-21 tournament is set to take-off tonight at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria.

Organised by the BYBC, the aim of the tournament is to promote basketball amongst the youth and give an opportunity to younger players to showcase their skills and gain experience..

According to a spokesperson of the organising committee, the tournament, held for the first time, will at least be organised for another three years.

The six teams that registered for the competition are Maya Silk Emporium, H K Goldsmith, Goldunited Hardware, Spade, Marilyn and Easyway. The tournament will be played on the round-robin basis with the top four teams advancing into the semi-finals. The final is scheduled to be held on September 13.

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Courtesy of The Brunei Times